The
Fourth Solar-B Science Meeting
--- Recent Advances in
Solar Physics and Solar-B –
February 3-5, 2003
Venue
ISAS
A2 Conference Room (Feb 3 - 4)
&
NAOJ
Subaru Conference Hall (Feb 5)
February
3 (Mon)
Solar-B Mission
Operation & Data Analysis I
09:30-09:40
Welcome
(Kosugi, 10min)
09:40-10:00
Introduction and Discussion of Meeting Goals
Program Status and
Expectations for MO&DA Phase
(Kosugi, Hill, Culhane, 20min)
10:00-10:45
Overview of the MO&DA
Plan (Tarbell, Shimojo et
al., 45min)
10:45-11:00
Break
11:00-12:30
Discussion
(Chairpersons DeLuca/Shimizu, 90min)
Items of special
interest include:
1) Principles of Solar-B Operations e.g. Yohkoh vs. TRACE model,
initial phase plus operational
phase
(Tarbell)
2) Definition of the Observation Planning Process including:
Presentation and discussion of Solar-B Operations Flowchart
Clarification of the roles of:
A. The Solar-B Chief Planner and Supporter
B. The Scientific Schedule Coordinators, especially in relation
to the Chief Planner
C. The Solar-B Database Coordinator and the Instrument Software
Coordinators in relation to the archiving, distribution and
analysis of Solar-B data
3) Operations Software for Solar-B and its Instruments
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-15:00
Discussion (Continued)
(Chairpersons DeLuca/Shimizu, 90min)
Items of special
interest include:
4) Scheduling and Submission of Observation Plans
5) Data Policy
15:00-15:15
Break
15:15-16:30
Discussion (Continued)
(Chairpersons DeLuca/Shimizu, 75min)
Items of special
interest include:
6) Archiving, Distribution and Analysis of Solar-B Data including
Agreement on Data Classification Terminology
(Discussion of Data Processing, Archiving System and Data Providing
System Flowcharts and identification of who provides and maintains
the software through the life of the mission)
7) Data Provision Plans at ISAS and at Other Participating Institutes
16:30-17:00
Summary and Assignment of Action Items (Chairperson Davis, 30min)
17:15-17:30
End of the plenary meeting
17:30-19:00
MO&DA WG splinter meeting
1)
ISACSPLN
(Matsuzaki, Shimizu)
- J-side explains its
capability and effort for preparation.
2) Discussions on
Mission-Wide
Keywords
(Shimojo, DeLuca, …)
February
4 (Tue)
Recent Advances in Solar
Physics & Solar-B Observation Proposals
Instrument Developments
for Science Discussion
(Chairperson, Watanabe)
09:30-10:00
Opening/General introduction
(Kosugi, 30min)
10:00-11:00
SOT: OTA total optical performance
(Ichimoto/Suematsu, 20min)
FPP
capabilities
(Tarbell, 20min)
CTM: Image stabilization
capability
(Nagata, 5min)
Scientific Operation: observing tables, macrocommands, etc.(Shimizu, 15min)
11:00-12:30
XRT: XRT performance
update
(DeLuca, 20min)
Observational parameters: field of view, cadence etc. (comparing
with
SXT
(Kano, 10min)
XRT functions: flare detection & AEC – update (Shimojo, 20min)
What can we see with Solar-B
XRT?
(Nagata, 20min)
XRT science goals: Observations of flows in coronal loops Golub, 20min)
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:10
EIS: EIS instrument throughput
update
(Mariska, 10min)
EIS observing
sequence
(Hansteen, 10min)
EIS science
goals
(Harra, 20min)
14:10-14:20 Norwegian proposal for ESA participation in Solar-B progra (Andersen, 10min)
14:20-14:30
MDP/DHU: DR usage vs
downlinks
(Matsuzaki, 10min)
Recent Advances in Solar
Physics & Solar-B Observation Proposals
14:30-15:00
Solar Flares and Magnetic
Reconnection
(Yokoyama, 30min)
15:00-15:15
Multi-wavelength studies of flare activities with Solar-B
(Asai, 15min)
15:15-15:30 Spectroscopic detection of magnetic reconnection evidence with Solar-B I. Line selection and atomic physics issues (Brooks, 15min)
15:30-15:45 Spectroscopic detection of
magnetic reconnection evidence with Solar-B II. Observational signatures of
flows in MHD simulations (Isobe, 15min)
15:45-16:00
Results from a balloon-borne hard X-ray spectrometer (Kobayashi, 15min)
16:00-16:15
Break
(Chairperson, Sakurai)
16:15-16:45
Coronal
Dynamics
(Shibata, 30min)
16:45-17:00
Observations of Moreton waves with
Solar-B (Narukage, 15min)
17:00-17:15
Solar Eruption Onset: Where Does the Action Begin? (Sterling,
15min)
17:15-17:30
Observation of sigmoids with
Solar-B
(Hori, 15min)
17:30-17:45
Observations of high-beta disruption process by Solar-B (Shibasaki, 15min)
17:45-18:00
Long-lived "super-hydrostatic" active region
loops (Warren, 15min)
18:00-18:15 Evolution of an emerging flux and associated active phenomena (Miyagoshi, 15min)
19:00-21:00 Conference party at ISAS cafeteria
February
5 (Wed)
Recent Advances in Solar
Physics & Solar-B Observation Proposals
(Chairperson, Shibata)
10:00-10:30
Coronal heating and active
regions
(Sakurai, 30min)
10:30-10:45 Corona-photosphere connection with spectropolarimeter (Katsukawa, 15min)
10:45-11:00
Observations of emerging and submerging regions with ASP and
Solar-B (Kubo,
15min)
11:00-11:15
Studies on twisted magnetic flux bundles by
SOT (Ishii, 15min)
11:15-11:45
Wave process in solar upper
atmosphere
(Carlsson, 30min)
11:45-12:00
Coronal heating by acoustic
waves
(Suzuki, 15min)
12:00-13:00
Lunch
(Chairperson, Hoeksema)
13:00-13:15
Photospheric flows and coronal
loops
(Yoshimura, 15min)
13:15-13:45
Magnetic helicity injection and
flares
(Kusano, 30min)
13:45-14:00
Modeling of
magnetoconvection
(Hurlburt, 15min)
14:00-14:15
Recent observations at La
Palma
(Hurlburt, 15min)
14:15-14:30
Origin of the slow solar
wind
(Fujiki, 15min)
Solar-B Mission
Operations and Data Analysis II
(Chairperson,
Watanabe)
14:30-15:00
Discussion on Coordinated observations
A. Co-Registration/Co-Alignment of Images
(Shimizu, 10min)
B. Synoptic Observations (DeLuca, Culhane,
Ichimoto, 20min)
15:00-15:15
Break
15:15-17:00
Planning Coordinated Observations - Discussion led by EIS team
Examples 1. Active region loop evolution and heating
2. Nature of "moss"
3. Quiet sun brightenings
- Bright point evolution
- Network and intranetwork brightenings
- Small transient events
4. Quiet sun structures
Development and evolution
of streamers
- clarify slow solar wind
- Evolution of trans equatorial loops
5. CME onset - dimming and velocity measurements
velocity structure in ejected plasmas
6. Flare dynamics and triggering
spatially resolved
studies of evaporation and turbulence in flare plasma